- Genesis 26:13
וַיִּגְדַּל הָאִישׁ וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְגָדֵל עַד כִּי־גָדַל מְאֹד׃
and the man grew richer and richer until he was very wealthy:
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וּרְבָא גּוּבְרָא וַאֲזַל אָזֵיל סָגֵי וְרָבֵי עַד דִּרְבָא לַחְדָּא׃
The man prospered. He continued to prosper [and increase] until he became very great.
- Genesis 26:14
וַיְהִי־לוֹ מִקְנֵה־צֹאן וּמִקְנֵה בָקָר וַעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה וַיְקַנְאוּ אֹתוֹ פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃
he acquired flocks and herds, and a large household, so that the Philistines envied him.
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וַהֲוָה לֵיהּ גֵּיתֵי עָנָא וְגֵיתֵי תּוֹרֵי וַעֲבֻדָּה סַגִּי וְקַנִּיאוּ בֵּיהּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי׃
He owned flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were jealous of him.
- Genesis 26:15
וְכׇל־הַבְּאֵרֹת אֲשֶׁר חָפְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָבִיו בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו סִתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיְמַלְאוּם עָפָר׃
And the Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with earth.
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וְכָל בֵּירֵי דַּחֲפַרוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבוּהִי בְּיוֹמֵי אַבְרָהָם אֲבוּהִי טָמוּנִין פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמְלוֹנִין עַפְרָא׃
All the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father, Avraham—the Philistines plugged them, and filled them with earth.
- Genesis 26:16
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־יִצְחָק לֵךְ מֵעִמָּנוּ כִּי־עָצַמְתָּ מִמֶּנּוּ מְאֹד׃
And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you have become far too big for us.”
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וַאֲמַר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְיִצְחָק אִיזֵיל מֵעִמַּנָא אֲרֵי תְּקֵיפְתְּ מִנַּנָא לַחְדָּא׃
Avimelech said to Yitzchok, Go away from us. You have become much more powerful than us.
- Genesis 26:17
וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם יִצְחָק וַיִּחַן בְּנַחַל־גְּרָר וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם׃
So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the wadi of Gerar, where he settled.
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וַאֲזַל מִתַּמָּן יִצְחָק וּשְׁרָא בְּנַחְלָא דִּגְרָר וִיתֵיב תַּמָּן׃
Yitzchok went away from there. He camped in the valley of Gerar and settled there.
- Genesis 26:18
וַיָּשׇׁב יִצְחָק וַיַּחְפֹּר ׀ אֶת־בְּאֵרֹת הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר חָפְרוּ בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיְסַתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים אַחֲרֵי מוֹת אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶן שֵׁמוֹת כַּשֵּׁמֹת אֲשֶׁר־קָרָא לָהֶן אָבִיו׃
Isaac dug anew the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham and that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham’s death; and he gave them the same names that his father had given them.
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וְתָב יִצְחָק וַחֲפַר יָת בֵּירֵי דְּמַיָּא דַּחֲפַרוּ בְּיוֹמֵי אַבְרָהָם אֲבוּהִי וְטָמוּנִין פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי בָּתַר דְּמִית אַבְרָהָם וּקְרָא לְהוֹן שְׁמָהָן כִּשְׁמָהָן דַּהֲוָה קָרֵי לְהוֹן אֲבוּהִי׃
Yitzchok returned and excavated the wells of water which were dug in the days of his father, Avraham, and were plugged by the Philistines after Avraham’s death. He gave them the same names that his father had given them.
- Genesis 26:19
וַיַּחְפְּרוּ עַבְדֵי־יִצְחָק בַּנָּחַל וַיִּמְצְאוּ־שָׁם בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים׃
But when Isaac’s servants, digging in the wadi, found there a well of spring water,
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וַחֲפַרוּ עַבְדֵי יִצְחָק בְּנַחְלָא וְאַשְׁכַּחוּ תַּמָּן בֵּיר דְּמַיִין נָבְעִין׃
Yitzchok’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring [flowing] water.
- Genesis 26:20
וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּוֹ׃
the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He named that well Esek, because they contended with him.
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וּנְצוֹ רָעֲוָותָא דִּגְרָר עִם רָעֲוָותָא דְּיִצְחָק לְמֵימַר דִּילַנָא מַיָּא וּקְרָא שְׁמַהּ דְּבֵירָא עֵשֶׂק אֲרֵי אִתְעַסַּקוּ עִמֵּיהּ׃
The shepherds of Gerar argued with the shepherds of Yitzchok, saying, the water is ours. He named the well Eisek [Quarrel], because they had quarreled with him.
- Genesis 26:21
וַיַּחְפְּרוּ בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וַיָּרִיבוּ גַּם־עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ שִׂטְנָה׃
And when they dug another well, they disputed over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
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וַחֲפַרוּ בֵּיר אֻחְרִי וּנְצוֹ אַף עֲלַהּ וּקְרָא שְׁמַהּ שִׂטְנָה׃
They dug another well and they also argued about it. He named the well Sitnah [Obstruction].
- Genesis 26:22
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם וַיַּחְפֹּר בְּאֵר אַחֶרֶת וְלֹא רָבוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רְחֹבוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי־עַתָּה הִרְחִיב יְהֹוָה לָנוּ וּפָרִינוּ בָאָרֶץ׃
He moved from there and dug yet another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he called it Rehoboth, saying, “Now at last GOD has granted us ample space to increase in the land.”
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וְאִסְתַּלַּק מִתַּמָּן וַחֲפַר בֵּיר אֻחְרִי וְלָא נְצוֹ עֲלַהּ וּקְרָא שְׁמַהּ רְחוֹבוֹת וַאֲמַר אֲרֵי כְעַן אַפְתִּי יְיָ לַנָא וְנִפּוֹשׁ בְּאַרְעָא׃
He moved away from there and he dug another well, and there was no argument over it. He named it Rechovos [Wide Spaces], and said, For now Adonoy has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.